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          [Shef Food+Wine Festival]
POSTCARD WORTHY WEEKEND BROUGHT MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE TO GRAND PRAIRIE'S, EPIC CENTRAL, WHERE IT WAS ALL ABOUT GOURMET FOOD, SELECT LINES AND SPIRITS WITH PLENTY OF MUSIC AND FUN MIXED IN EVERYTHING IS JUST . 
          VERY FANTASTIC. 
          HAPPY TO BE HERE. 
          IT'S THE FIRST EVER CHEF FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL. 
          A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND T 2D CONCEPTS, A DALLAS HOSPITALITY COMPANY CO-FOUNDED BY THE FESTIVAL'S MAIN ATTRACTION RENOWNED TV CELEBRITY CHEF TIFFANY DAIRY, WHO WAS JOINED BY SOME OF HER FRIENDS. 
          MORE THAN A DOZEN WELL-KNOWN CHEFS, DISTILLERS, AND WINEMAKERS TO PUT ON A WEEKEND SHOW, UNLIKE ANY THE CITY HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE. 
          TIFFANY, SHE'S LIKE A REAL BABY. 
          SIS. 
          SHE CALLED BIG BRO. 
          I GOTTA BE THERE AND HAVE HER BACK MAN. 
          AND IT'S AMAZING. 
          IT'S BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. 
          I'M HAPPY TO GET HERE AND I'M HAPPY TO FEED 'EM. 
          WE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME. 
          WE GATHERED SOME OF THE BEST CHEFS I KNOW FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, FROM TOP CHEFS IN MICHELIN, AND THEY'RE HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE AND WE WANTED TO DO THIS. 
          AND THE WATER IS GOING AND EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING. 
          THE MUSIC IS RIGHT. 
          THERE'S TONS OF PEOPLE AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HOPE FOR IS HERE. 
          SUFFICE IT TO SAY THE NEW EVENT WAS A BIG HIT FOR THE HUNDREDS WHO CAME TO TASTE, SIP, AND SOCIALIZE, AND FOR THE MANY WHO CAME TO SERVE THEIR SPECIALTIES AND SUPPORT TIFFANY, AS WELL AS THE SEVERAL CULINARY STUDENTS WHO GOT SOME VALUABLE HANDS-ON TUTORING AND FOR FUTURE STUDENTS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE EVENT. 
          THANKS TO A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SPONSORED BY TIFFANY'S T 2D CONCEPTS, THE TEXAS RESTAURANT FOUNDATION AND DALLAS COLLEGE. 
          I THINK THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO ONE, YOU KNOW, CREATE SOME, SOME, SOME FELLOWSHIP AMONGST, YOU KNOW, COLLEAGUES IN THE, IN THE INDUSTRY. 
          AND YES TO, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE INDUSTRY AND WANNA MOVE UP. 
          IT IS NOT ABOUT JUST SERVING GREAT FOOD, IT IS NOT ABOUT JUST BEING A CHEF. 
          IT IS ABOUT CREATING WEALTH AND OPPORTUNITIES, NOT ONLY FOR YOURSELF, BUT FOR YOUR FAMILY. 
          EVENT ORGANIZERS PLAN TO MAKE THE GRAND PRAIRIE FOOD AND WINE FEST EVEN BIGGER IN THE YEARS TO COME. 
          IF YOU'D LIKE TO BECOME A SPONSOR, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OR GET MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT CHEF FOOD AND WINE.COM.
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